SLIDE 6 Some motjvatjons for I-Corps Sites Program:
- A need to increase the pool of potentjal NSF I-Corps Teams by supportjng local teams
whose projects are likely candidates for commercializatjon.
- Leverage intellectual assets of academic instjtutjons and instjll a culture of
entrepreneurship in universitjes
Sites are funded at academic instjtutjons:
- with already existjng innovatjon or entrepreneurial units,
- to enable them to nurture teams of students and/or faculty who are engaged in
projects having the potentjal to be transitjoned into the marketplace.
Sites can be funded up to $100,000/year for up to 3 yrs. Sites provide:
- infrastructure, advice, resources, networking opportunitjes, training, and
- modest funding ($1,000 to $3,000 total to individual teams) to enable groups to
transitjon their work into the marketplace or into becoming I-Corps Team. Approx. 30 teams per instjtutjon per year.
Sites can serve as “feeders” to produce I-Corps-eligible teams. Some motjvatjons for I-Corps Sites Program:
- A need to increase the pool of potentjal NSF I-Corps Teams by supportjng local teams
whose projects are likely candidates for commercializatjon.
- Leverage intellectual assets of academic instjtutjons and instjll a culture of
entrepreneurship in universitjes
Sites are funded at academic instjtutjons:
- with already existjng innovatjon or entrepreneurial units,
- to enable them to nurture teams of students and/or faculty who are engaged in
projects having the potentjal to be transitjoned into the marketplace.
Sites can be funded up to $100,000/year for up to 3 yrs. Sites provide:
- infrastructure, advice, resources, networking opportunitjes, training, and
- modest funding ($1,000 to $3,000 total to individual teams) to enable groups to
transitjon their work into the marketplace or into becoming I-Corps Team. Approx. 30 teams per instjtutjon per year.
Sites can serve as “feeders” to produce I-Corps-eligible teams.
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I-Corps Sites
